Health benefit of Sunlight is more than Vitamin D in the blood - many studies
UVB can increase Vitamin D directly in cell
- Topical, Inhaled, etc processed by CYP11A1 creates form of Vitamin D which is not detected by blood test
Perhaps more benefits from UV than just vitamin D - 2006 Lucas
The sun provides more health benefit than vitamin D – Dr. Lucas podcast – May 2015
Sun is better than UV, which is better than Vitamin D by VitaminDWiki
Ultraviolet Light in Human Health, Diseases and Environment - book 2017
Many wavelengths of light provide health benefits, not just UV – March 2016
The sun appears to generate Co-Q10 in our bodies when we eat our greens – Greger April 2016
Nature deficiency leads to disease (less sun, less Vitamin d) – Feb 2019
Health benefits of non-burning exposure to UV light – Jan 2017
Light and Vitamins - D, A, C, B1, B2, B3, B9, B12, E – April 2018
Health benefits of the sun - more than just at noon
- Heliotherapy treated children – 1926 many felt that early moning sunlight was better
Nitric oxide (from Sun, UVA, Vitamin D) reduces cardiovascular problems
Is this better than Vitamin D - sunlight (Wunsch, Mercola) - March 2015
UVB produced 8X more vitamin D as solar UV – July 2012 - Sun also has UVA
Many other anti-cancer photoproducts generated on the skin in addition to vitamin D – Jan 2014
UV has treated psoriasis for over a century, guidelines finally agreed upon – Aug 2019
UVB improvements to Vitamin D receptor appear to improve melanoma survival – Oct 2017
More UV and vitamin D, less infectious disease – Jan 2017
Dr. Grant +
Low UVB (thus low Vitamin D) is linked to many diseases – Grant Jan 2016
Less sun means more disease -Grant, Holick, Cannell, et al Feb 2015
Embrace the Sun – benefits of the sun (Nitric Oxide etc.) – book June 2018
Animals
UV improves immune system without increasing vitamin D levels in male mice – Sept 2012
UV better than vitamin D in reducing metabolic syndrome in mice – Thesis Aug 2013
Less intestinal cancer in mice if add vitamin D, but even less with ultraviolet light – June 2014
UVB better than Vit D supplements for pet reptiles file - abstract
Sun/UV improves health
Parkinson’s patients 50X less likely to get even a little sun– meta-analysis Jan 2019
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Other Wavelengths, not just UV
Many wavelengths of light provide health benefits, not just UV – March 2016 Holick
UV and COVID-19
Coronavirus Disintegration using Ultraviolet Light Therapy - 2020
Evidence of Protective Role of Ultraviolet-B (UVB) Radiation in Reducing COVID-19 Deaths
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